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Wherever two speed settings conflict, the lowest speed will be chosen.
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Default Speeds
Whenever a new segment is drawn, it is automatically signposted at the default speeds.
Trucks can travel up to (but not more than) the Max Speed.
Trucks exit the segment up to (but not more than) the Final Speed.
Haul Infinity automatically assigns speed limits to loaded/unloaded trucks based on the inputs in the Limits step > Speed Limits table.
Trucks always choose the lowest of all applicable speed limits.
Max Speed
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Maximum speed:
Go to Tools > Project Settings > General > Network Defaults > Max Speed.
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40 km/h.
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Cornering Speeds
Cornering speeds are used to slow down trucks at intersections and switchbacks. Corners are measured by the angle of deflection and the lookahead distance.
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The angle of deflection is calculated from the total distance travelled during cornering (the "corner lookahead distance").
To set cornering speed limits:
Navigate to the sample data \NodesVersion folder.
Open SampleModelWithNodes.hinf.
Navigate to Setup > Limits > Cornering Speed Limits.
Set the speed limit to 10 km/h for deflections greater than 80 degrees.
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3. Go to the Network tab.
4. Select the LGStockpile > Right click > "Show path to" > "Loaded" > “Crusher” > “Crusher”.
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5. Go to the Charts tab.
6. Confirm that the truck is slowing on corners.
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Corner Lookahead Distance is set in Setup > Settings > Corners |
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Note that even if you specify a higher speed by the speed sign or in the Limit setup step, a lower one will always be applied. So, if you need to increase the speed limit on certain road sections but it is not being implemented, pay attention to this max speed value, which is set to 40 km/h by default.
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It’s a default speed applied to new segments you draw before applying other road rules. It is not going to override existing speed limits. |
Max Speed for the selected segment(s) can be set in the Properties panel.
Final Speed for the selected segment(s) can be set in the Properties panel.
Road Signage
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Speed signage is displayed where there is a change in speed between two segments, or at the end point of a road. |
The Road Signs dropdown can be found in the toolbar. This can be unpinned and moved to another location if desired.
Displayed signs can be customised in the Configure Signs dropdown box.
To add, expand the Configure Signs dropdown menu and select the signs you want to see in the panel above and be able to apply to the road sections.
Applying Speed Signs
There are different ways you can use to set speed limits on your project network.
Placing signs onto the network
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Road signs can be placed onto the network to reproduce the site road rules. |
Select the desired sign type from the Road Sign dropdown in the toolbar.
Click on road segments to place a sign. Multiple signs can be placed consecutively without having to reselect.
Setting Speed Limits on Selected Segments
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Speed limits can be set to the selected segments/roads of the network. |
Double click the road of interest (example, entry road to the Stockpiles/Crusher, in pit roads, dump ramp).
Right click > Set Speed Limit on Selected Segments > 30 km/h.
Speed limit of 30 km/h will be applied to the segments/road selected.
Setting Final Speed on Selected Points
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Final Speed limits can be set to the selected points of the network. |
Double click the point of interest (example, intersection or access road entry).
Right click > Set Final Speed on Selected Points > Slow 20.
Trucks will slow down to 20 km/h when approaching this point.
Changing Speed Limits
Changing speed limits can be achieved several ways:
Place another sign on top of the original sign using the Place Road Signs dropdown in the Toolbar.
Right click on the sign and select a new one for the options provided.
Apply speed limit on the selected segments via right-click option.
Removing Road Rules
Stop signs and slow points can be removed in 2 ways.
Right click on the sign and click Remove Speed Limit Sign
For Segments
Select segment(s) > right click >Clear Slow Point and Stop Signs.
All Slow points and Stop signs will be removed from the selected segments/road.
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Speed limits are never "removed" because all segments have a speed. Speed signs will be visible whenever there is a change in speed:
To make a sign invisible, change the speed limit to be equal to the neighboring segments. |
Example
Find a road with a 40 km/h speed limit.
Add a 20 km/h sign onto the road -> the sign is visible because there is a speed change from 40 to 20 km/h.
Add a 40 km/h sign over the top of the 20 km/h sign -> the sign will disappear, because there is no speed change along the segment.
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Road Signage
Speed signage is displayed where there is a change in speed between to segments, or at the end point of a road.
Speed signs set the maximum forward and backward speeds across a segment.
Slow points cause trucks to decelerate to that speed before they exit the segment.
There are different ways you can use to set speed limits on your project network.
Placing signs onto the network
Select the desired sign type from the Road Sign dropdown in the toolbar.
Click on road segments to place a sign. Multiple signs can be placed consecutively without having to reselect.
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Assigning speed in the viewport via right click menu
Go to Network tab and in Nodes panel choose "LGStockpile", right click and press "Zoom To".
Double click the entry road to the stockpile.
Right click > Set Speed Limit on Selected Segments > 20 km/h.
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Assigning speed in the Segments panel via right click menu
Go to Network tab and in Segments panel select roads by name.
Right click in the Network > Set Speed Limit on Selected Segments > 40 km/h.
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Cornering Speeds
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Cornering speeds are used to slow down trucks at intersections and switchbacks. Corners are measured by the angle of deflection and the lookahead distance. |
The angle of deflection is calculated from the total distance travelled during cornering (the "corner lookahead distance").
Cornering measures deflection rather than radius, because we are dealing with digitized points.
Speed limits for corners are set based on inputs in the Setup > Limits > Unloaded/Loaded Cornering Speed.
Corner Lookahead Distance is set in the Setup > Settings > Corners.
For angles greater than 70-90 degrees, consider dropping the speed limit to 10 km/hr.
Confirm that the truck is slowing on corners.
Go to the Charts tab and hover the cursor over the curve to see the velocity profile of the selected truck(s).
You should see how the truck slows down when passing the corner.
Transfer and Terminal Speeds
Note a difference between Transfer Speeds and Terminal Speeds.
Transfer speeds are the speeds at which a truck enters onto and exits from the road network.
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To change the network transfer speed:
Go to Setup > Settings > Transfer Speeds.
Change the Entrance and Exit speeds to 25 km/h.
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To allow trucks to use the signposted speed limits to traverse from autojoins to the network, rather than coming to a full stop, the Transfer speed shouldn’t be zero.
Terminal
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speeds are the speeds at which a truck arrives at and exits from a node.
In almost all projects this should be set to zero, since trucks slow to a stop at the digger and at the dump.
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Both are set in Setup > Settings.
If you are modelling a partial haul, for instance terminating at the on-ramp to a highway, then the "
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Departure Speed Loaded" and the "
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Arrival Speed Unloaded" could be set to the speed limit of the highway. Note that this will apply to all nodes in the project.
If you are modelling a conventional truck and shovel operation, leave these values at zero.
